Victor
senior and his twin brother Albert, both having reached the upper age limit are
stepping back after a lifetime’s association with Fraserburgh Lifeboat, (having
first joined in the 1960s), and are giving up their respective roles as
Lifeboat Operations Manager and Deputy Launch Authority within the
organisation.

Victor
senior and Albert handed over their pagers to their successors, new LOM Hamish
Partridge and new DLA Stuart Fenty at the start of this month.

Hamish
said, ''I am honoured to have been invited to take up the position of
Lifeboat Operations Manager (LOM) for Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.

“I look
forward to the challenges and opportunities that come with this role.

“The RNLI
are a vital service for the protection of our coastal areas, communities and
fishing industries and the 50 years' plus service Victor Snr and Albert have
each put into the station have to be recognised as a huge achievement.

''I can
sincerely hope that I can continue the great work that Victor has done during
his time as LOM and I look forward to working closely with the dedicated crew
of Fraserburgh Lifeboat as well as the RNLI.”

Albert
was coxswain for 15 years while Victor senior was 2nd Coxswain.

The
family association will continue as Victor’s sons Vic and David are the current
coxswain and 2nd coxswain respectively, while grandson Declan has recently
joined the crew as a volunteer.

With
around a century of lifeboat service between them the brothers have made a
tremendous contribution to the RNLI and saving lives at sea.

We can
only thank them and be grateful for their dedication and professionalism and
help they have given to others through the years.

All the
best Albert and Victor.

Key facts about the RNLI

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the charity that saves lives at sea. Our volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 238 lifeboat stations, including four along the River Thames and inland lifeboat stations at Loch Ness, Lough Derg, Enniskillen and Lough Ree. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 240 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.

The RNLI relies on public donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As a charity it is separate from, but works alongside, government-controlled and funded coastguard services. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 our lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives. Volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. Additionally, tens of thousands of other dedicated volunteers raise funds and awareness, give safety advice, and help in our museums, shops and offices.